Josh Sanburn

Josh Sanburn is a reporter-producer for Moneyland. He joined TIME in August 2010 as a writer-reporter for the Briefing section, writing for the World, Milestones and Economy pages as well as contributing articles for the Culture section, TIME.com and NewsFeed. Sanburn graduated from Indiana University, where he was editor in chief of the Indiana Daily Student, and soon became an editorial assistant for Time Inc.'s Custom Publishing department. He later worked as an assistant editor for Golf Magazine and as a freelance writer for New York magazine. Sanburn studied international relations at the graduate level at New York University while interning at the United Nations, the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Policy Journal. He now knows how to balance his budget.

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Did Burger King Wait Too Long to Reinvent Itself?

The next time you eat at Burger King, you may not recognize it.

Two weeks after Wendy’s bumped Burger King out of the No. 2 spot among hamburger chains, the King has unveiled a new menu, new marketing and a new look. But is it too late?

How Wendy’s Finally Knocked Burger King Down A Notch

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Long the bronze medalist in the fast-food hierarchy, Wendy’s finally took down Burger King to become the No. 2 hamburger chain in the U.S. An inside look at how they did it.

Why the Post Office Loves Junk Mail

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If you ask the Postmaster General about junk mail, he’ll likely correct you. “If you work in the postal service, it’s jobs mail,” he says. That’s why the postal service is pushing an online program to get more, um, jobs mail into your mailboxes.

How an Organic Bloody Mary Mix is Thriving in the Heartland

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What began with a $1,000 loan from mom and dad has turned into a booming Midwestern cocktail company

Amazon Said to Be Opening Its First Brick-and-Mortar Store

It looks as if Amazon, which seemed like it would never set foot outside of the digital world, will open its own brick-and-mortar store later this year.

In Latest Moves, Barnes & Noble is Betting it Can Compete With Amazon

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Barnes & Noble’s most recent gambit, a refusal to sell books published by its rival Amazon, shows that the country’s largest bookstore isn’t backing down from the e-tail giant. But will it pay off?

Advertising Killed the Radio Star: How Pop Music and TV Ads Became Inseparable

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In the twisted, tangled marriage between popular music and television advertising, pop singers are penning songs for companies as TV spots break emerging artists.